manners

noun

plural of manner
as in demeanor
personal conduct or behavior as evaluated by an accepted standard of appropriateness for a social or professional setting the young man's impeccable manners are an unmistakable sign of a good upbringing

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Recent Examples of manners The problem isn’t so much a question of bad manners or even of corruption. — Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 On the Awesome Etiquette podcast, Lizzie Post and Daniel Post Senning answer your questions on, well, pressing manners. — Air Mail, 10 Oct. 2026 Swift drops clues in all manners and the Swifties almost always unearth the meaning behind them. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026 On the one hand, Julian Fellowes’ juicy melodrama enlists one of the finest ensembles imaginable to bring outsized intensity to a drama of manners. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026 Maybe the South doesn’t brag about its blazing fall colors (because that’s just bad manners), but Southern gardeners can enjoy autumn splendor every bit as lovely as the sugar maples in Vermont or the aspens in the Rockies. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2026 The desire to fit in is a powerful instinct, one that is externalized to varying degrees in our manners and relationships. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 For players, the distinction between atmosphere and interference can be more than a matter of manners. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 An agent with read-only access is a search engine with better manners. — Antony P Gregory, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manners
  1. demeanor
  2. etiquette
  3. attitude
  4. proprieties
  5. posture
  6. form
Noun
  • But Ditka's hard-nosed, no-nonsense demeanor only further endeared him to Chicago fans.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The pandemic was a turning point in Selena’s life and demeanor.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of demeanor
Noun
  • And there would have been girls rebelling against social etiquette back then, like, there would now.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Now the older generation is scolding workers for having a different view on interview etiquette without recognizing the cold reality of today’s job market.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of etiquette
Noun
  • The system provides information about an aircraft’s attitude, heading and position to flight-critical systems.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The survey does not isolate young men or measure political attitudes.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of attitude
Noun
  • Faulkner said the Apartment Association will also help arrange community gatherings with first responders at participating proprieties.
    — Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
  • At this point, the proprieties of writing op eds call upon us to offer citations to this effect.
    — Oded J K Faran, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Definition of proprieties
Noun
  • Dodgers manager Dave Roberts offered the only posture left for a manager running out of runway.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • After several minutes, firefighters evacuated the building and attacked the fire from the outside in a defensive posture.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of posture
Noun
  • The Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph may be considered the earliest commercial form of long-distance electronic communication.
    — Mike McRae October 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
  • So far, anti-AI legislation has taken the form of blocking subsidies for AI data centers.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of form

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“Manners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manners. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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